By Ebriku John Friday The Cross River State House of Assembly has unanimously passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem. The motion for a vote of confidence was made in the plenary session on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, by Hon. Cyril James Omini, the member representing Yakurr 1 State Constituency. It was seconded by Hon. Kingsley Ntui, the member representing Etung State Constituency, and received unanimous support from the legislators. According to Hon. Omini, restoring order to the Assembly is necessary to support the state…
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Cross River House Of Assembly Reaffirms Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem As 10th Assembly Speaker
By Ebriku John Friday Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has been unanimously reaffirmed as Speaker of the tenth Assembly of Cross River State. The reaffirmation of Ayambem followed a rapprochement brokered by the state governor, Senator Bassey Otu and critical stakeholders with the 25-member Assembly in Calabar yesterday. Ayambem expressed his appreciation to the governor and the concerned stakeholders for what he described as their remarkable ability to bring about peace for the stability of the state and the House of Assembly. The Speaker commended Governor Otu for showing extraordinary leadership…
Read MoreC’River Assembly Vows To Stop, Revoke Concessioned Industries Under Ayade – Speaker Ayambem
Based on investigations into deals and agreements under the immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade, the Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Elvert Ayambem, has disclosed that the State Assembly has vowed to stop and revoke deals on concessioned industries. This move and action is as a probe ignited into Ayade-led administration, which Ayambem said the State Assembly is poised and dogged in ensuring every wrong and illegal approach to executing contracts, concessions and spending of public funds. He also disclosed that…
Read MoreAsset Recovery: Our Mission Not Vendetta – Speaker
…hails Gov’s prudent management of resources ….commends Ayade for including C’River among APC States By Ebriku John Friday The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has assured that the move to recover the State’s assets is not a mission of vendetta but in the interest of the state and our people. Ayambem gave the assurance during a chat with journalists in Abuja, to debunk rumour making the rounds that the leadership of the State Assembly is on revenge mission on perceived individuals in the previous…
Read MoreC’River Govt To Procure 50 Operational Vehicles To Boost Security Soon, Says Speaker
…Tasks FG on operational logistics, improved welfare for security agencies By Ebriku John Friday In a bid to boost security across the state, the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly Rt Hon Elvert Ayambem has said the state government has concluded arrangements to procuring operational vehicles for security agencies. This is just as the Speaker urged the Federal Government to take the issue of insecurity seriously by providing operational vehicles and world-class gadgets for the security agencies as well as improved welfare to boost their morals. The…
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